Bath support for babies



July 17, 1951 K. A. HOLLAND, SR 2,560,575

BATH SUPPORT FOR BABIES Filed May 19. 1947 INVENIOR.

Patented July 17, 1951 UFF IFCE 2,560,575 Bn'riiY SUPPORT FRBABIES KennetheAeHclland, Sr;,--Kasas'-City, Mo'. Application-May. 19, 1947i, .sriaiNm v749,656

cclai'ms;N (CL4-185')- MyV invention' relates" to infants bath" ape' pliances, and more particularlyhto'a babyjb'ath appliance that is adapted tobe mounted on an ordinary bathtub;r`

Itis -ahpurpose of- -m-y inventionto provide-af-V 5 babyy bath appliance` ofiv the above-meritionediI character that can be utilized for not on-ly--bath"` ing.. the:v baby in the v.ordinary wayibut -als'oJ to giveuthey baby a. shower. bath-it thisA isf desired.-4 In order to make'z-thisipossible.thefisnpportffor 10 the-infant is lmadeziof fabricfithat. is perviousfso that water. lwill readily .pass-1l ther?ethrongh.:V and; will; nota .collect thereon-. J

More. particularly` my.` invention comprisesfa'c bathappliance of the above mentioned character.v4 comprising .a fabricmeinberthat is` mounted on, a drame, which is .adapted toebe; supported?V in: zar Safefmanner on. any of .the .usual .formel .of..bathf.v tubs provided, in homes. While a bathtub-with a-;..ro11 @rim iS .illustratedmilieu-drawings, other i trneeofftubeoeambeutilized; .for Supporting improved .bath appliance .inra manner that; the... same` `will remain Safely in; position on t-he tub inf-the. manner; in which' itis;- to be.-used,without any danger of the same slipping olii; i',he tub .1v

Itis a Speoio purposenf iriventionftofpro- Vido a bath applianoe.- loff .the :above .mentionedi Character. `that. Vcomprises a freotaloei11-ar.framer that. SA adjustable .so as...to .fit1 tu bs.of` various.; widths and-which is provided, with stop meansy thereonthat are adjustable relative tothefr f son-that:` theI frame 44can.-be,:mountedpn the portion fon .opposite .Sides of a tub-,ff whether 1t 'Sg of.V e :roll rim-1 typefol` of. the-iSo-.oallet builtin' typeofwhichthere is a very narrowfledgeonfo e,- Sidefof-the tub end saifl Stoomembers-wil1rm hold the frame in position .onthea opposed .edges; `rime of the tub Without any danseria offithef.. Same slipping. off .Said rims orfodgosi- Itis-a further. pu-rnosezof. mv Ainveriiiori to pro-l vide-a :bath appliance of the .above .mentionedfi character in: which the supportingJmeaIlS; f011 thea,l iniant comprises avfabric member thatziszmades. of one piece of fabric, preferably, rectangular, which is adaptedk to bei detachably mounted on the frame so that the fabric canbe removed from the frame readilytowashl the-same, if this iS idesired, ,or for; drying.; rpurposes 1 if. it.4 isepreferred to remove the fabric from `thegira-nie;.foiifthiisg purpose, although thefabrician beiidried on the frame also.

Other'objects and advantages of my inven tion'4 willrappear as the descrip-tionof'the dra-Wings proceeds. I desire-to have'itfunderstood,hovviever;v that I' donot intend to limit myselfi'to thjel particular details shownv or descri'bed, eX.- cepttasA dejned in the claims.

Inf the drawings:

Fig-1 isa` plan view ofmy improved bath ap'- pljiance'showing thesamemountedon a bath-tuba which isj partly broken away.

Fig;V 2 is. a fragmentary sectional viewthrough17 a bath tubshowingmy improved bath appliance applied Y thereto'. y

Fig.3 isi an enlarged fragmentary sectional View through Athe adjustable connection between the.V

twoportions ofthe frame whereby the lengtht thereof'tr'ansversely of` the bath tub can be ad-` jlsi.

Fi"g 4ris an enlarged sectional view throughproved bath appliance is shown as being mounted on abath t'ub 6,. which has the rimportions T., which are shown as being of the rollv rim type, although the particular type ofl tub on whiclr-the appliance ismounted is immateriali My improved bath appliance comprises arectangular frame having av pair of side members 8x .and 8" that arelm'ounted on the Vrim portions 1 ofthetub when. the appliance is in use. Said members 8 Vand 8 are .provided 'withV bendsy 19: therein, which are made of relatively short radius for a purpose to be described below. The bends'. 91 connect theside members 3 and 8' with'th'el transverse members IU and l0.

The members 8 and 8" are madeV oftubing and the member 8" is of slightly larger diameter thanj the, member 18 so that the portions I0" thereof telescopic/ally receive -the portions I0 of the mem-g bers 8, the portion I telescoping within the por-, tion., I0 suiiiciently to obtain any desired adjust'- mentV in length of; the frame to fit' tubs of' anyA standard. .width andstill leave a sufficient portion' ofthe member I`telescoped with the member lll"v forrigidity, The members I0" are provided Vwith gageSf' `Wlien ,the sleeve l2'V isv unscrewed from thei-` threadedv portieriv H .the split. sleeve l'f will'. beg.

releasedv from the member lfllsu'cientlythaiithe members |11` can `be slid relative. to the members.y

I'O'jQto obtain. the desired adjustment. ofthe memb'ers. 8' and 8", After. such vadiustm'ent has beenY made the sleeves I2 are screwedldown.tightlyonthe-threaded portions l'l",.whi'ch'wil1' cause the split" sleeves I5.r to ,be drawn tightly around the.

member I'0 and Ythe engagement ofthe beveled! sr the; bevewdshouider. mi .will cause. .the beveled end It of the sleeve |15 to enter the small I9 and a nut 20 to firmly clamp the portion I'I around the tubular member I or I0', as the case may be. When the screw-threaded means is released the tubular portion Il can be slid along on the member IE] or IEI into such a position as may be desired. Surrounding the parallel legs I8 of the stop member is a sleeve 2l of rubber or similar cushioning material. The stop members are adjusted so that the cushioning members 2| on the members I8 will engage the inner face of the tub 6 adjacent the rims 'I, thus preventing any transverse movement of the frame relative to the tub and assuring that the side portions 8 and 8 of the frame will be in engagement with the two rims 1 of the tub. It will be noted that due to the sharpness of the bends 9 the members II can be brought much closer to the members 8 and 8 thands shown in the drawings, which makes it possible to adjust the stop members to` such a position that the frame can be safely placed on tubs with one or both rims much narrower than that shown in the drawings.

Mounted on the rectangular frame is a rectangular fabric member 22, which is made of a pervious fabric and which is attached to the frame in such a Way as to support the infant on the same, this being accomplished by placing the rectangular fabric member cornerwise on the frame so that the corner portions 23 and 24 thereof extend around the tubular frame members to the under side thereof. Tapes 25 and 26 extend from .corner to corner on the rectangular piece of fabric entirely across the same in a manner which will be clear from Figs. 1 and 5, the ends of the tapes being tied together fas indicated at 2l. The tapes are drawn together tight enough in connection with the tying of the same that the fabric member 22 will be drawn taut across the frame in both directions, thu's providing a supporting surface for an infant that willhave substantially no sag therein, or at least so little sag that the surface thereof will be substantially flush with the top edges of the rim portions 'I of the tub.

Thus the supporting surface for the infant will be neither located below the top surface of the tub so that water can collect thereon due to water that is allowed to stand in the tub, nor will it be located at a point spaced so far above the rim of the tub as to be in danger of tilting or otherwise getting out of xed position relative to the tub.

What I claim is: 1. A bath appliance of the character described comprising a rectangular framel means for adjusting the length of said frame, means for hold--y jusd position, adjustable stop members projecting downwardly from said frame, and a body supporting member of pervious fabric detachably and adjustably mounted on said frame.

3. A bath appliance of the character described comprising a rectangular frame, means for adjusting the length of said frame, means for hold- "ing said frame in adjusted position, stop fingers 4. A bath appliance of the character described,A

comprising a rectangular frame, means for adjusting the length of said frame, means for holding said frame in adjusted position, adjustable stop vfingers projecting downwardly from said frame, cushioning sleeves on said stop fingers,

and a body supporting member of pervious fabri detachably mounted on said frame. Y

5. A bath appliance comprising a rectangular frame comprising a pair of tub engaging side members and telescoping members connecting the same to extend across said tub, tub engaging stop ngers depending from said frame, a pervious fabric body supporting member detachably mounted on said frame, and means for holding said telescoping members in adjusted telescopic relation comprising a split sleeve embracing one of said telescoped members, a sleeve embracing said split sleeve and screw-threadedly engaging the other telescoped member, and cooperating means on said sleeves for wedging said split sleeve into clamping engagement with both of said telescoped members.

6. The combination with a bath tub of a tubular rectangular frame having a pair of sides engaging the top edges of opposed sides of said tub, and a pair of sides adjustable in length extending perpendicularly to said first mentioned sides transversely across said tub in the same plane as said first mentioned sides comprising telescopically related tubular members, a fabric sheet mounted detachably on said frame to extend between said sides in a plane substantially co-incident with the top edges of said tub, and stop' members on said frame depending therefrom to engage the inner face of said tub adjacent said side edges, said fabric sheet having portions embracing the adjustable sides of said frame and yhaving corner portions detachably and adjustably connected together to embrace said other pair of v sides for any adjustment of said adjustable sides;

KENNETH A. HOLLAND, SR.

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